The debate prompted 5 percent of previously undecided voters and 2 percent of Obama backers to move to Romney. Another 2 percent of Obama supporters said they are now undecided because of the debate.

“There’s no question in my mind that debate made people stand up and pay attention, and it really wiped away any questions people had about Romney, whether they were undecided or soft for Obama,” said Brad Coker of Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, which conducted the poll for the Times and its media partners.

Dang. A thread short enough to catch up with! I hope my friends here haven't said too much of a profound nature while I've been absent. I'd hate to miss out. Have the doomsayers here calmed down a bit? I'm with the folks predicting at least something close to a landslide.

I'm thinking that expectations have been set so low for Biden that short of a "Y'all in chains" or "FDR going on TV after the crash" remark, this will be spun as a "solid comeback" for the lightworker's team.

Obama ended Iraq, Romney said it was a "tragic mistake", Romney said he shouldn't set a date in Afghanistan. On his first day in office he said he would get OBL. Romney didn't get it. We are tough with the terrorists. (Tee hee)

Obama has a steady hand and clear vision, ROmney has neither.

Ryan: It took the president 2 weeks to say it was a terrorist attack. If we are hit by terrorists we will call it.

We have a security detail on our amb in Paris but not libya?

Biden failed to get a SOF agreement.

We are projecting weakness - we are watching the unraveling of the Obama foreign policy.

Ryan: We cannot allow Iran to get a weapon. When Obama was elected they had enough fissile material for 1 weapon and now they have 5. I've been fighting for sanctions since 2009 and the admin has fought every step of the way. Iran is brazen.

Malarkey was one of my Dad's favorite charges when I was trying to get out of admitting I did something he didn't think I should have done. "Don't try to fool me with a bunch of malarkey." I must have heard that dozens of times. LOL.

My quick observation; Exactly as expected, Biden is trying to belittle and diminish Ryan by smirks and interruptions and exclamations, both fascial and verbal. Cannot tell yet if he is or will be successful since I just tuned in.